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WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch

The Drone Panic and Public Mistrust in Government

WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch

The Wall Street Journal

Society & Culture, News

4.22.8K Ratings

🗓️ 16 December 2024

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Widespread sightings of unidentified aerial objects is the talk of New Jersey and New York, and even President-elect Trump has an opinion about what's going on. Biden officials say there's nothing to worry about, but why don't people believe them?    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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From the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal,

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this is Potomac Watch.

0:38.6

Are they birds? Are they planes? Are they alien invaders? Are they Iranians? What is it with

0:44.9

the drones that are being cited all over the place on the East Coast, especially in New Jersey,

0:50.5

of all places? The appearance of unidentified aerial objects has dominated the news in recent

0:57.4

days around the East Coast with politicians demanding answers, offering explanations of what

1:02.7

might be happening. Some of them bizarre. But what does this mean? Is our society simply being overwhelmed

1:09.1

with mistrust for anything that authorities tell us?

1:14.1

That's our subject for Potomac Watch today.

1:16.4

Welcome, I'm Paul Giego with the Wall Street Journal Opinion page, and this is our daily podcast.

1:21.8

I'm here with Bill McGern and Kim Strassel.

1:25.3

Welcome to you both.

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